Sheet-metal pocket tobacco-box.



F. EBERHABT. SHEET METAL POOKB'I 'romeno Box.-

.APPLXUATIOH FILED 00T. 24, 190B. 91 8,5 1 9, Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

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YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CAN COMPANY, QF NEW CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SHEET-METAL POCKET TOBACCO-BOX.

No. manie.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 20, 1900.

Applicltkll filed October 24, Serial No. 459,881.

To all whom it may concern:

Ycitizen of the lUnited States, residing in Nevr York; in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Im roveinent in Sheet-Metal Pocket Tobaccooxes, of which the following is a specification. r

My invention relates to improvements in the, construction of sheet nietalboxes or rece tacles for tobacco or other articles.

ocket tobacco boxes of the liilid to which my invention particularly relates, have heretofore ordinarily been providedv with a ponrin opening in the flat top header cover oi the ox closed by a' fiat reclprocatin slide fitting iii suitableguides on the top hea and frequently either the flat slide or the flat head on which it is Vmounted becomes so bent out of shape by the pressure of the thumb thereagainst in openin and closing the slide the box difieult or impossible to open, a. diiiiculty that is aggravated as there is no ineens of flattening or straightening out the bends.

'The object of my invention is to an improved construction oi pocket which such diiiiculties may be obviated or overcome, and in which at the saine time the other parts of the box will be 'ada ted for cowith'an ordinary slip cover, it desired, instead oi' with-the customary double seai'ned or permanently secured Vtop head s that the box may be refilled with tobacco by the customer or user. f.-

My invention consists in a sheet metal pocket box having a Wide thin body with the customary substantially ,flat or slightl curved back and front Walls and trou li (that is to say, sharpl provide is provided near one end with a pouring'openand a. trough sha ed, (that is to say, sharply cu pred or angu ar) reciprocating elosure slide for closing thepouring openingand suitable intere'nga ing guides on the and clsure slide, t. suie elide andf the bod Walla einst which it ,fits serving to so sti en an Astrengthen these parts that no ordinary pressureof the thumb or iin ers in opening or elosin the slide can ben or distort eit er out of s ape so aste interfere with their proper coperative operation.

The invention further consists in the novel.

novel- `combinations of Jox by orly. e trough shape of the clo construction of parte and devices and in `thi arts and devices herein shown and descr-i and more particularly specified in the claims.

1n the accompanying drawing foi-ming part of this specificationi` Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sheet metal pocket ttibacco box embodying my invention. Fig. i! is a detail side elevation shoaji' the closure, slide artially open move Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsec'- tion on line 3-3 of'Fi l. Fig. 4 is a cross section on line 4-4 o FiglS. Fig. 5isa cross section on line 5-5 of Fig. 3, and l: .f 6 is a cross sectionalview illustrating a mo i-l ication in which the trough sha instead of being sharply 'curve guiar. n Inthe drawing, 1 represents a sheetmetal pocket box or receptacle having substan-- tially flat or slightly curved back and front walls 2, 3, and trough shafpcd edge Walls 4, V5, preferably sharply curve and margin into the curvature of the beck and front wa. ls so as to give the body of the box a general oval or thin wide shape suitable for carrying in the pocket. The side seam 6 is preferably an internally folded one and located at one of the tron h shaped edge walls. The bottoni head 7 o `he box or vessel is preferably furfnished with a counteisunk wall 8 which lits inside the lower end of the body and this bottoni head is. preferably" secured to t-lie body by a double or folded seam Q. The cover or top head 10 may be either ernianently seemed or secured to the bo y like the bottom head if desired, lint it is preferis made amy ably-of a tight fitting slip cover construction;

provided with a sli cover that is to say,

the upper or flange 1l Y snugly embracin moiith end 12 of the body. his gives additional convenience in filling the box and also enables it to be refilled by the customer or user.

The bodyof the box is rovided. at one of its trough shaped edge wa ls near the uppei end thereof with a pouring opening i3 W lich is opened and closed by an inside fitting reciprocating trou h shaped slide 14 coliforming in sha e to t ie trough'sha ed edge well of the box od The trough s a ed closure slide 14 and t e trough sha ed e ge wall ofI the body towhich such sli e is a plied, are provided with` interengaging gui( es to slidably connect said parts together. These and the s ip cover red edge wel! ist which overlaps or enga. es the edges 18 of.

the guide groove 15, un seid edges are lprefereb y furnished with a locking or ho ding device 19, preferably consisting of a slight hump so es to properly lock or hold the closure slide in its uppermost or closed osition. The pouring o ening 13 in the troug 1 shaped edge well pre erebly does n ot ext-end to the up er em of the ed e Well, en integral brid e wnll 2() being le t above the opening so t et the mouth end of the body which engages the sli cover fiange may be conF tinuous and t us enable the slip cover flange to have e tight and secure frictionul en agement with the body.

n the modification illustrated in Fig. 6, the trough shaped edge well is made angular instead of sharply curved and the closure slide is correspondingly shaped. Whether the trough sha ed closure slide is mede engglar or sharp y curved, the Wing or side portions 21 21 thereof by the s ring or rcsilient action of the sheet metal) produce e snug fit between the closure slide and the body and thus effects 'tight closure, while et the same time giving the necessary strength and stiffness to prevent en pressure upon the slide from bending or r istorting it out of shape, and .the trough shepe of the edge Wall of the body, whether it is curved or angular, also gives it such strength end stiffness es to prevent its being bent out 0f shape My improved construction of pocket tobacco box and closure slide there? fore is thus et one end the seme time easily o eruted, strong and durable, and effects a t1 ht closure.

y improved box is preferably made of sheet metal, but it may e mede of peper in whole or in part.

I claim:-

1. A sheet metal pocket box comprising u wide thin bod with substantially Het or slightly curvef back und front walls and trough shaped edge wells, one of which edge wells is furnished with a, pouring opening, en inside fitting reciprocatmg trough shaped slide for opening and closing seid o enin'g in the body7 the body having e gui e groove furnished with a, lookin hump and the slide havin e. guide rivet or evice furnished with e. hea. engaging the locking hump, substantially es specified.

2. A sheet metal box com rising a cover sind e body having e trough-s sped Well provided with e pouring opening, e reciprocating trough-shaped closure slide inde ndent of the cover, and inter-en agin 'gui es on seid troughshe ed end wel enc closure slide, substantie ly es specified.

3. In a. sheetl metal box, the combination with a body having a curved Wall provided with a i'ouring opening, of e reciprocating curved s ide for closing seid opening, s. uide roove orv slot in the curved wall of the ody :wing the edge thereof furnished with e locking hump and eguide rivet on the slide having the edge nde, ted to en ege said hump on th edge en( lock the s ide in its closed-position, substantially es specified.

FELIX EBERHART.

Witnesses:

L. A. VVELLEW WILLIAM D. FOSTER. 

